Icelandair additionally blamed points comparable to air visitors strikes in addition to renovations at Reykjavik airport for its efficiency.

Payouts for unpunctuality

Passengers who journey on delayed flights from the UK are entitled to compensation below EU guidelines. However that may not apply if flights are delayed because of components comparable to excessive climate or airport strikes.

A spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Authority mentioned new measures had been just lately launched for passengers who had been discovering extracting compensation from airways troublesome.

“Final yr we launched various dispute decision to the aviation business so passengers, who’ve been unable to resolve a grievance with an airline, can get an impartial resolution that the airline should abide by,” they mentioned.

“Almost 80% of passenger journeys from the UK at the moment are coated by airways who’re signed as much as dispute decision providers.”

EU flight delay rights

In case your flight departed the European Union or was with a European airline, you might need rights below EU legislation to say if the delay or cancellation was inside the airline’s management

In case your flight’s delayed for 2 or extra hours the airline should supply food and drinks, entry to telephone calls and emails, and lodging should you’re delayed in a single day – together with transfers between the airport and the resort

In the event you arrive greater than three hours late in a journey of lower than 1,500km you might be entitled to €250 in compensation from the airline

In the event you arrive greater than three hours in a journey spanning greater than 1,500km, however inside the EU, you will get €400 in compensation from the provider

Journeys to non-EU locations greater than three,000km away that arrive between three and 4 hours late put you in line for €300 in airline payouts, whereas delays longer than 4 hours to those locations are due €600 in compensation.